On this International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) considers the Trudeau government to have been completely negligent in terms of supporting the lives, livelihoods, and rights of the Palestinian people. CJPME has long urged the Canadian government to take immediate action to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza and annexation in the West Bank, which are aimed at destroying the Palestinian people. CJPME calls on Prime Minister Trudeau to give his full support to international efforts to hold Israel accountable, including through the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice, and to impose a suite of sanctions aimed at bringing an immediate end to Israel’s criminal acts.
“Not since 1948 has the future of Palestine been more in doubt,” said Thomas Woodley, president of CJPME. “The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination is under attack from all sides, while Israeli ministers openly discuss the complete erasure of the Palestinian people. Now is the time for Canada to take an honest stance in support of international law, defend the lives and rights of the Palestinian people, and to stop prioritizing its diplomatic and economic relationship with a genocidal state,” added Woodley.
For more than a year, Israel has waged a genocidal war in Gaza that has brought the territory to the brink of annihilation. Israel has ignored the orders of the ICJ to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza, while the ICC has accused Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant of having knowingly and deliberately “created conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of part of the civilian population in Gaza.” Israel’s Finance Minister Smotrich said this week that it is possible to “occupy Gaza and thin the population by half within two years” and views this as a precedent for depopulating the West Bank. Meanwhile, proposals to formally annex parts of Gaza and the West Bank are likely to get a green light from the incoming Trump administration. (more...)
Canada Delinquent on International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People: CJPME
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